Modding something familiar into something better means understanding what went poorly in the original, what went well in the original, what should change, how, and why.
Also, remember people, that at least as of today, modding is people donating time, effort, and talent to make something, usually for no monetary charge to the consumer. This is time that could have been allocated toward other things, like working longer for more money, being with family, or more thoroughly meditating on life and its meaning.
Regarding Brave New World for FFVI, it removed some of the easy wins like using Phoenix Downs on Undead foes to auto-kill them ("life them to death") and Vanish/Doom or Vanish/X-Zone on all foes//bosses after its acquisition to auto-win. Part of making anything (especially with mods) is to determine what each thing should be and how it should or will likely be used.
Thankee for your long-term support of this project and making Brave New World as a personal point of comparison for overhaul mods. I anticipate in a positive sense what 2.0 and later shall bring.
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Well said, BTB! Alleluia!
Modding something familiar into something better means understanding what went poorly in the original, what went well in the original, what should change, how, and why.
Also, remember people, that at least as of today, modding is people donating time, effort, and talent to make something, usually for no monetary charge to the consumer. This is time that could have been allocated toward other things, like working longer for more money, being with family, or more thoroughly meditating on life and its meaning.
Regarding Brave New World for FFVI, it removed some of the easy wins like using Phoenix Downs on Undead foes to auto-kill them ("life them to death") and Vanish/Doom or Vanish/X-Zone on all foes//bosses after its acquisition to auto-win. Part of making anything (especially with mods) is to determine what each thing should be and how it should or will likely be used.
Thankee for your long-term support of this project and making Brave New World as a personal point of comparison for overhaul mods. I anticipate in a positive sense what 2.0 and later shall bring.